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Freshman Grant Levens hands the baton off to sophomore Jonah Daniel. The boys' track team won both the 4x400 and 4x800 meter relays against Richard Montgomery on Wednesday, March 22.

WJ athletics Spring into new season

Elizabeth Finn, Audrey Ring, Raquel Tolin, Sebastian Beltran, Joshua Singer, Josh Hananel, Blake Bailey and Jose Tovar
Mar 22, 2023
From left: BSU treasurer Olivia Profit and BSU Vice President Kyla Johnson perform “Can you hear us now?” by poet Serenity Rush.

Black Student Union celebrates Black History Month by hosting impactful assembly

Zsuzsanna Juhasz, Ishaan Ramola and Sanir Byanjankar
Mar 1, 2023
On Wednesday, Feb.8, the Asian American Student Union (AASU) held a Lunar New Year celebration during lunch in the Student Commons. “I hope that [the students] learned more about East Asian culture and Lunar New Year because I think that Lunar New Year isn’t as popular in America, it’s not really a big holiday on the calendar either. So, I just hope they learned about it and maybe celebrate themselves if they want,” freshman Anna Jhon said.

The Asian American Student Union celebrates the lunar new year

Sammie Cohen, Diversity and Inclusion Editor
Feb 17, 2023
Sophomore Zachary Wray pins a wrestler from Northwood. He went on to win this match before falling in the second round.

Wrestling team loses in region quarterfinals, prepares for varsity counties

Dylan Schmidt, Print Sports Editor
Feb 16, 2023
Security guard Kelly McDonnell checks students' ID cards as they walk into the building in the morning. These checks are done before school and at lunch to ensure the safety of students in the building and are only part of the duties of the security guards at school.

Black cadillacs to blue jackets: Kelly McDonnell’s career journey

Yuval Shachar and Katie Campbell
Feb 8, 2023
Senior Enzo Yamasaki wrestles against his opponent from Richard Montgomery. He was declared the winner by pin, contributing six points to the Wildcats.

Wrestling team dominates RM and Seneca Valley, loses to Northwest

Dylan Schmidt, Print Sports Editor
Jan 31, 2023
Sophomore Dylan Schoen wrestles against his counterpart from Quince Orchard. He won his match after pinning the wrestler, contributing six points to the Wildcats' slight victory.

WJ Wrestling defeats Quince Orchard 40-39 after winning tiebreaker criteria

Dylan Schmidt, Print Sports Editor
Jan 24, 2023
The control booth right across the stage manages the audio and visuals for the auditorium. It has access to two air handler rooms and also has roof access.

Hidden spaces around WJ

Ishaan Ramola, Photography Editor
Jan 24, 2023
Students celebrate Vincent Aboubakar's goal for Cameroon.

Student organizations celebrate holidays

Allison Xu and Ishaan Ramola
Dec 20, 2022
Students in Jaime Grimes' anatomy class use Wednesday Wellness time to catch up on work. Wildcat Wellness is a great idea but needs to be expanded to all classes like last year because not everyone takes all classes in the wellness rotation.

Wildcat Wednesdays need to change

Nour Faragallah, Online EIC
Dec 14, 2022
Students from International Club create a mural on the white board for all the things they are thankful for. For students who have just moved to the US, like sophomore Camila Hernandez, this event has shown them what the holiday is all about. “I’m from Colombia; it’s my first Thanksgiving. [This event] makes me know how they celebrate because I don't know anything about [Thanksgiving],” Hernandez said.

International club hosts Thanksgiving

Sydney Fraser, Sammie Cohen and Ishaan Ramola
Nov 29, 2022
The step team gets ready to put on a performance during halftime at the varsity game. "It was nerve-wracking especially since it was my first time performing with this team, we have a lot to improve on but it was an experience I'll never forget," freshman Meher Parsinni said.

Homecoming game experience brings thrill

Ishaan Ramola
Nov 4, 2022
AP US History teacher Nathan Schwartz delivers a lecture to his class per the College Board curriculum. AP students learn the important skill of note-taking from these college-level lectures.

Point/Counterpoint: Are AP classes worth it?

Mia Halper and Nicole Weaver
Oct 25, 2022
Flippin Pizza employee takes orders from students during lunch.

Local employees view WJ students in a disturbing light

Charlie Landis and Matthew Ashman
Oct 13, 2022
Security guard Kelly McDonnell checks students' identification badges as they reenter the building after lunch. The new safety measures implemented this school year require all students and staff to wear an identification at all times in school.

WJ security department implements new policies

Sydney Fraser, Layout Editor
Sep 28, 2022
Student Kiran Chaudry and AP Human Geography teacher Elizabeth Muehl go over a hard copy assignment. More teachers have been handing out hardcopy assignments, distancing from the Covid-19 norms of electronic assignments.

Students react to hard copy assignment submission after Covid years

Rutajit Shetty, Business Manager
Sep 28, 2022
“I disagree with it because we are still in a pandemic and people are still getting covid but I also agree with it because people have had to deal with masks for a long time now and a lot of people are fully vaccinated and boosted." -Pearse Worden, 9

Up at bat: How do students feel about the mask mandate being lifted?

Ishaan Ramola, Staff Writer
Mar 17, 2022
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